Lessons Learned

Lessons learned today:

1) Always double check to make absolutely certain that your 14-month old didn't steal your keys out of your purse and leave them sitting 12 inches inside the doorway before you lock your house door with your house and car keys inside.

Side Note: When I called housing maintenance about my dilemma, the customer service lady asked me the following questions, in this order.

1. Are ALL of your doors locked? (umm....yes. That is why I am calling you.)
2. Did you check the windows?  (umm...yes.  But we live in a tropical paradise.  We do not open our windows, there is way too much humidity here.)
3. What about other family members?  Can't they get you a key?  (umm... not unless he overnights one from 8,000 miles away, NO.)
4. Did you bring us an extra one to keep on file in case of lockouts?  (Yes.  I did.  Can I please have it???  At which point she tells me that it probably isn't ours, it is probably an old tenant's key and will not work, but I am welcome to try. Um, what????  Luckily it worked, and I have nice neighbors who not only watched my children for me, but gave me a ride there to pick up said key.)

2) When going to the beach, just go the extra step and put the swimsuits on everyone even if you're not planning on getting in the water... because you will, at some point, be getting in the water.  Do not be fooled by the 3-year old telling you that you can go to the beach but just not get in the water. 

3) Always diaper your 14-month old, even if only for 15 seconds, because you will for sure end up with a large turd on your chair! 

4) Do not race your children up the stairs because it's possible that the under 2-year old crowd might not have as good a command on the stairs as you thought and might end up toppling down them butt naked and getting her foot caught in the bannister.  Not that this actually happened, because that would be poor parenting, but you know... just don't ever let that happen to you....

:)  All in all, another fun day with beautiful weather! :)